Petra Sörling wears many hats. Many know her as a table tennis player, the ITTF Executive Vice President – Finance, the President of the Swedish Table Tennis Association, a member of the Swedish National Olympic Committee. However, not many know what she does with the rest of her time, and how she finds time for things with meaning. Today we…

Initially competing as one of 3500 submissions, Pa Vend, which translates to Displaced, is now amongst the final ten candidates being considered for the prestigious award with its world premiere scheduled for Friday 16th July. Directed by Samir Karahoda, working in cooperation with award-winning producer Eroll Bilibani, the short film centres on the first table tennis club to receive international…

Earlier this year in March and April, in order to advance the skills necessary to occupy decision-making posts, the “Women Leads Sports Programme” was initiated. Offering a total of 20 places, representing the sport of table tennis was Nicole Smith Cadena (Communications Department – Ecuador Table Tennis Federation), Fatemeh Keyvani (Vice President of the Women’s Table Tennis Federation of the…

Very much a philanthropist, he will be heading to Tokyo as a member of the four strong Nigerian table tennis team. The 32-year-old lines up in the men’s singles alongside Olajide Omotayo, while Offiong Edem and Oufunke Oshonaike will be the players on duty in the women’s singles. Overall, Quadri Aruna shoulders the responsibility of being the captain of Africa’s…